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inaugurated. manyineuropeareworried that the transatlantic partnership stands before challenges. will fallinced the eu apart after brexit. he is demanding punitive duties on german cars. nightmarea potential for europe? that is what we want to talk about. we have invited three guests. it is a pleasure to welcome. ulrike herrmann. is a business editor. she believes trump might be an opportunity for europe, by eu tonight. it is great to have erik kirschbaum back on the show. he thinks trump is a loose cannon. and it is great to welcome tom goeller. he is a freelance journalist focused on u.s. and security affairs. in his opinion, germany and other european countries behave like scroungers when it comes to nato membership. donald trump gave his first big interview to a major german newspaper this week and also spoke to "the times" of london." questioned every orthodoxy on which the transatlantic union is based. the alliance with germany, to the future of nato. i would like to start off by asking you to give me your sense of your reaction. you said, donald trump is a loose cannon. s

inaugurated. many in europe are worried that the transatlantic partnership stands before challenges. will fallinced the eu apart after brexit. he is demanding punitive duties on german cars. nightmarea potential for europe? that is what we want to talk about. we have invited three guests. it is a pleasure to welcome. ulrike herrmann. is a business editor. she believes trump might be an opportunity for europe, by eu tonight. it is great to have erik kirschbaum back on the show. he thinks trump...

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partners. but a country that reaches beyond the bordersofeuropetwo.a country that goes out into the world to build relationships with old friends and new allies alike. i want britain to be what we have the potential and ambition to be. >> a great local trading nation. that is respected around the world. and strong, confident and united at home. that is why this government has a plan for britain. to get the right deal abroad but also ensure we get a deal for ordinary working people at home. it is why that plan sets out how we will use this moment of change to build a stronger economy and a fairer society. by embracing genuine economic and social reform. my our new modern industrial Ã is being developed.to ensure as a nation and united kingdom can make the most of the opportunities ahead. while we will go further to reform our schools.to ensure every child has the knowledge and skills that they need to thrive and post brexit britain. why as we continue to bring the deficit down, we will take a balanced approach by investing in our economic infrastructure. because it can transform

partners. but a country that reaches beyond the borders of europe two. a country that goes out into the world to build relationships with old friends and new allies alike. i want britain to be what we have the potential and ambition to be. >> a great local trading nation. that is respected around the world. and strong, confident and united at home. that is why this government has a plan for britain. to get the right deal abroad but also ensure we get a deal for ordinary working people at...

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seen as a contra -- conflagration between capitalist statesineuropeandimperialist rivalries in africa, asia and latin america that had boomeranged back into the metropolis and was now fought out on the european continent. thus, i hope you can see that there was a vigorous debate about the origins of the war. the german socialist route -- perhaps it should be republished now -- was rediscovered by these historians, highlighting the role of banks. there was also luxembourg, this other socialist who wrote about the link between the armament industries and the push for war and militarism and the rise of capitalists. death" hypothesis. -- some of you may remember the older, popular merchants of death hypothesis. was very popular in the 1960's and 1970's ver. since then, the balance has shifted in favor of a considerably more differentiated interpretation. that has been driven in part by the discovery of new empirical material and as a result, as a historian, i will give you a good number of quotations because there are new material. put in a nutshell, european industry and finance d

seen as a contra -- conflagration between capitalist states in europe and imperialist rivalries in africa, asia and latin america that had boomeranged back into the metropolis and was now fought out on the european continent. thus, i hope you can see that there was a vigorous debate about the origins of the war. the german socialist route -- perhaps it should be republished now -- was rediscovered by these historians, highlighting the role of banks. there was also luxembourg, this other...

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can control immigrationfromeurope. indeed,openness to international talent must remain one of this country's most distinctive accents. but that -- most distinctive assets. control with a number of people coming to britain from the e.u. while controlled immigration can makingreat benefits, british businesses -- when the numbers get too high, public support for the system falters. in the last decade or so, we have seen record levels of net migration in britain. that sure volume will put pressure on public services like schools, stretched on infrastructure and especially housing, and put downward pressure on wages for working class people. i know that you cannot control immigration overall when there is free movement from britain to europe. britain is an open and tolerant country. we will always want immigration, especially high skilled immigration. we will always want immigration from europe, and we will always welcome individual migrants as friends. but the message from the public, both for and during the referendum campaign was clear. brexit must mean control of the number of peopl

can control immigration from europe. indeed, openness to international talent must remain one of this country's most distinctive accents. but that -- most distinctive assets. control with a number of people coming to britain from the e.u. while controlled immigration can makingreat benefits, british businesses -- when the numbers get too high, public support for the system falters. in the last decade or so, we have seen record levels of net migration in britain. that sure volume will put...

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ofeurope, too.a country that goes out into the world to build relationships with old friends and new allies alike. i want britain to be what we have the potential, talent and ambition to be. a great, global trading nation that is respected around the world and strong, confident, and united at home. that is why this government has a plan for britain. one that gets us the right deal abroad but also ensures we get a , better deal for ordinary working people at home. it's why that plan sets out how we will use this moment of change to build a stronger economy and a fairer society by embracing genuine economic and social reform. why our new modern industrial strategy is being developed, to ensure every nation and area of the united kingdom can make the most of the opportunities ahead. why we will go further to reform our schools to ensure every child has the knowledge and the skills they need to thrive in post-brexit britain. why as we continue to bring the deficit down, we will take a balanced approach by investing in our economic infrastructure - because it can transform the growth

of europe, too. a country that goes out into the world to build relationships with old friends and new allies alike. i want britain to be what we have the potential, talent and ambition to be. a great, global trading nation that is respected around the world and strong, confident, and united at home. that is why this government has a plan for britain. one that gets us the right deal abroad but also ensures we get a , better deal for ordinary working people at home. it's why that plan sets out...

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♪francine: hello, i'm francine lacqua. hsbciseurope'slargestbank with more than 235,000 employees across 71 countries. douglas flint is the bank's chairman, a role he has held for six years. during his tenure, flint has helped guide the bank during its economic realities and this year's rise of populism has brought a raft of new political realities. in an exclusive interview, i sat down with douglas flint and asked how he would rate 2016? douglas: very interesting year. a lot of things were unexpected. we have achieved a lot of things in 2016. pretty turbulent market. at the beginning of the year, then things quiet down a bit, and we have these two unexpected political events -- the brexit referendum, the presidential election of the united states, which produced results that were not expected. that led to some volatility and uncertainty a great deal of thinking about what the implications would be, but we closed 2016 with both those events being factored in better than expected. so, it has been a very nteresting year. lots of surprises, but i think one of the great thin

♪francine: hello, i'm francine lacqua. hsbc is europe's largest bank with more than 235,000 employees across 71 countries. douglas flint is the bank's chairman, a role he has held for six years. during his tenure, flint has helped guide the bank during its economic realities and this year's rise of populism has brought a raft of new political realities. in an exclusive interview, i sat down with douglas flint and asked how he would rate 2016? douglas: very interesting year. a lot of things...

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this week.ineurope, stillchecking in on the european equity markets. lower at the market on the stoxx 600, off two percentage points. we have big things happening later in the session. among other things, the ecb meeting. no change anticipated. it will still be watched. janet yellen is speaking again. she caused some stir in dollar trade yesterday with the dollar initially dropping on the back of some of trump's previous interviews over the weekend, how he is concerned about the effect of a stronger dollar in the long term, but the dollar rose on janet yellen's comments yesterday that we're ready for a path of gradual increases coming from the fed this year. let's check in also on some of the main stories making the rounds today. france's safran has agreed to take over zodiac aerospace for 8.5 billion euros. the emerged entity will create the world's third largest aerospace supplier with a combined 21 billion euros in revenue. silvio berlusconi's son said he has not received a new proposal from vivendi but is hope to a deal to boost growth for the italian broadcaster. >> let's m

this week. in europe, still checking in on the european equity markets. lower at the market on the stoxx 600, off two percentage points. we have big things happening later in the session. among other things, the ecb meeting. no change anticipated. it will still be watched. janet yellen is speaking again. she caused some stir in dollar trade yesterday with the dollar initially dropping on the back of some of trump's previous interviews over the weekend, how he is concerned about the effect of a...

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reagan was greeted in britainandeuropewithperhaps not the same amount of dismay but there were a lot of headlines saying he is just an actor which was not true because he had eight years as governor of california. this perception continued throughout his years. in europe you could never get a set of opinion to understand america is doing from our way of politics and reagan comes straight from the bone marrow of american identity and he was to be a great president. nobody recognised that really until today. there is not a single street in germany that says reagan street or reagan plaza although he was the guy who said tear down this wall. i totally agree with the nature of his speech with polly. that leads to a positive conclusion, that he will unite, not americans so much because he didn't do much to do that in his speech, but unite europe. nato will begin to understand that something needs to be done to do better than they have so far. it will also cause minds to pause in the brexit debate. i don't think eu and britain can afford to go down the route into trade wars. we are going to

reagan was greeted in britain and europe with perhaps not the same amount of dismay but there were a lot of headlines saying he is just an actor which was not true because he had eight years as governor of california. this perception continued throughout his years. in europe you could never get a set of opinion to understand america is doing from our way of politics and reagan comes straight from the bone marrow of american identity and he was to be a great president. nobody recognised that...

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europe, basedon world trade organisation rules. hard, soft or scrambled — we'll have to wait and see what theresa may serves up. lots of clarity there. just to add the latest buzz phrase as well, clea n the latest buzz phrase as well, clean brexit! let's talk to the conservative mp maria caulfield, who campaigned to leave the eu and now sits on the brexit select committee. also labour mp phil wilson, who backed remain and it is a leading supporter of the campaign group ( on. phil wilson, you were backing remain. it now seems that brexit, when theresa may says brexit means brexit, it means hard brexit or clea n brexit, it means hard brexit or clean brexit, whichever phrase you like. well, let's wait until we hear her speech. but i would like to see the prime minister fight for jobs and business. and that means to me that we should make an effort to stay in the single market, which is 40% of our trade and also supplies millions ofjobs in the country. to put that at risk without attempting to save it is something i wouldn't expect to see from a prime minister standing upfor expect to se

europe, based on world trade organisation rules. hard, soft or scrambled — we'll have to wait and see what theresa may serves up. lots of clarity there. just to add the latest buzz phrase as well, clea n the latest buzz phrase as well, clean brexit! let's talk to the conservative mp maria caulfield, who campaigned to leave the eu and now sits on the brexit select committee. also labour mp phil wilson, who backed remain and it is a leading supporter of the campaign group ( on. phil wilson,...

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. it's "bloombergdaybreak:europe." cityofre in the london, i'm manus. a day of breaking news. one of the biggest nordic lenders, the critical thing on their mind was what would they do with the dividend? committeds if they've 65, it's just a snap below the estimatet -- consensus . this after the ceo this time lester shifted gears in terms of having promised to pay out 75% of its former dividend, shifted gears and said it's going to a progressive level. you,ple of key numbers for the loan loss estimate is for 148.8, quite a significant fourth-quarter net loan losses. it will be eventful and we will be prepared, according to one banker. 1.20 one billion euros. net fee income, 876. the key message here is that the and the is in line buffers of capital are there. six-month earnings-per-share 34% and 44%. those other breaking news headlines. i thought we would start with a moment in time, have a look at this. this is the dow jones industrial average, breaking -- it took nine weeks to travel 1000 points. that is the second fastest rally on record. the last time we shifted gears like this w

. it's "bloomberg daybreak: europe." city ofre in the london, i'm manus. a day of breaking news. one of the biggest nordic lenders, the critical thing on their mind was what would they do with the dividend? committeds if they've 65, it's just a snap below the estimatet -- consensus . this after the ceo this time lester shifted gears in terms of having promised to pay out 75% of its former dividend, shifted gears and said it's going to a progressive level. you,ple of key numbers for...

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europeandimperialist rivalries in africa, asia, and latin america that had boomeranged back into the metropolis and was now fought out on the european continent. so as a result of that i hope , you can see that there was a vigorous debate about the origins of the war. this german socialist and his book -- perhaps it should be republished now -- was rediscovered by these historians, highlighting the role of banks. rosa luxembourg, this other socialist who wrote about the link between the armament industries and the push push for war and "militarism and the providence and accumulation in the right of capitalist. and 1970's, the balance has shifted in favor of a considerably more differentiated interpretation. but has been driven in part by the discovery of new empirical material and as a result, as a historian, i will give you a good number of quotations because they are actually new material. but in a nutshell, to meet -- the european industry and finance did not clamor for a major war between the great powers before 1914. on the contrary, they were greatly worried about the possible

europe and imperialist rivalries in africa, asia, and latin america that had boomeranged back into the metropolis and was now fought out on the european continent. so as a result of that i hope , you can see that there was a vigorous debate about the origins of the war. this german socialist and his book -- perhaps it should be republished now -- was rediscovered by these historians, highlighting the role of banks. rosa luxembourg, this other socialist who wrote about the link between the...

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reagan was greeted in britainandeuropewithperhaps not the same amount of dismay, but there were quite a lot of headlines saying, "he is just an actor," which was completely not true because he'd had eight years as governor of california. and what was worse, this perception continued throughout his entire years. in europe, you could never get a sensible set of opinion to understand america is different from our way of doing politics and reagan, after all, comes straight from the bone marrow of american identity and he was to be a great president. nobody recognised that, really, until today. there is not a single street in germany that says reagan street or reagan plaza, although he was the guy in ‘87 who said, "gorbachev, tear down this wall". but you have lots of kennedy statues and so forth. but i must say, to come back to polly‘s characterisation, i totally agree with the nature of his speech. but that in itself leads me to a positive conclusion, that he will unite, not americans so much, because he didn't do much to do that in his speech, but he will unite europe. nato wi

reagan was greeted in britain and europe with perhaps not the same amount of dismay, but there were quite a lot of headlines saying, "he is just an actor," which was completely not true because he'd had eight years as governor of california. and what was worse, this perception continued throughout his entire years. in europe, you could never get a sensible set of opinion to understand america is different from our way of doing politics and reagan, after all, comes straight from the...

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also country that has always lookedbeyondeuropetothe wider world. that is why we are one of the most racially diverse countries in europe, one of the most multicultural members of the european union and why when were talking about india, pakistan, bangladesh, america, canada, new zealand, africa, for those closer to home in europe, many of us have in europe, many of us have close friends and relatives from across the world. instinctively we want to travel to, studying, trade with countries not just in europe but beyond the borders of our continent. even now as we prepared to leave the e.u. we are planning for the next biennial commonwealth meeting in 2018. a reminder. a reminder of our unique and proud global relationship. it's important to recognize this fact. june 23 was not the moment britain chose to step back from the world, it was the moment we chose to build a truly global britain. i know this this and other reasons britain took such a decision is not well understood among our friends and allies in europe and i know many fear this might herald the beginning of a greater u

also country that has always looked beyond europe to the wider world. that is why we are one of the most racially diverse countries in europe, one of the most multicultural members of the european union and why when were talking about india, pakistan, bangladesh, america, canada, new zealand, africa, for those closer to home in europe, many of us have in europe, many of us have close friends and relatives from across the world. instinctively we want to travel to, studying, trade with countries...

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bring back one of the oldest political traditionsineurope. wesee macron and now mr. shultz for germany. it is fresh faces to counter the feeling that this social democracy is basically dying. melinda: alan posener, germany is doing pretty well economically, yet there is a high level of mistrust in politics, political institutions, and politicians themselves. why is that, and can martin schulz fix it? germany has been ruled off and on for the past 12 years by a so-called grand coalition of social democrats and christian democrats. there's never been a coherent opposition. it has alwayss been the question of, who wants to get into bed with mrs. merkel next? oftin schulz is the academy exactly this way of thinking. in this timing european parliament, he's had an informal grand coalition with the christian democrats too. he's not a fresh face. he's an old hand at wheeling and dealing. why there should be any of this euphoria, quite frankly beats me. melinda: we want to delve deeper into that question. because he is a somewhat unknown face for many of our viewers, let us take a clos

bring back one of the oldest political traditions in europe. we see macron and now mr. shultz for germany. it is fresh faces to counter the feeling that this social democracy is basically dying. melinda: alan posener, germany is doing pretty well economically, yet there is a high level of mistrust in politics, political institutions, and politicians themselves. why is that, and can martin schulz fix it? germany has been ruled off and on for the past 12 years by a so-called grand coalition of...

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dangerously low temperatures are continuing to cause problems across much of central andeasterneurope, where23 people have died in recent days. dozens of villages in serbia and bulgaria are without power and water. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. two stories in today's programme — two stories likely to dominate the year ahead. first, the future of the european union as britain prepares to press the brexit button. and secondly, how far president putin and russia are steering events in the middle east and elsewhere, with donald trump perhaps in the passenger seat. my guests today are: greg katz of associated press. annalisa piras, who is an italian film maker. lyse doucet, who is the bbc‘s chief international correspondent. michael gove of the times, and who is also a conservative mp. good to see you all. britain's top diplomat in the european union, sir ivan rogers, quit this week amid the continuing political row about britain being unprepared for brexit. but with italy's banks in trouble, the greek crisis unresolved, elections in germany a

dangerously low temperatures are continuing to cause problems across much of central and eastern europe, where 23 people have died in recent days. dozens of villages in serbia and bulgaria are without power and water. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. two stories in today's programme — two stories likely to dominate the year ahead. first, the future of the european union as britain prepares to press the brexit button. and secondly, how far president...

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german reaction to the ecb pick -- to the ecb. ♪ manus: welcome to "bloombergdaybreak:europe." it'sour flagship morning show right here from the city of london. francine lacqua is settled in for a long and hopefully joy -- enjoyable ride at the world economic forum in davos. another day of great guests. you're going to kick it off of the little bit more of a swiss labor to today's agenda. francine: it's certainly very cold but we will bring you some pretty good interviews to figure out what 2017 has in store. we will speak or to the -- we will speak to the chancellor of the s checker and we will speak -- of the exchequer and we will speak to theresa may. in the post-brexit, once they start negotiating, what do you do if you are a ceo? do you start planning now and do you start moving jobs from now? ubs and hsbc and we know they are getting ready. we will now see what the government thinks they can achieve in negotiations. we will speak to wolfgang ministersnto what the thinking about all this purchasing. and of course i'm also excited about an interview with the chinese regulators.

german reaction to the ecb pick -- to the ecb. ♪ manus: welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: europe." it's our flagship morning show right here from the city of london. francine lacqua is settled in for a long and hopefully joy -- enjoyable ride at the world economic forum in davos. another day of great guests. you're going to kick it off of the little bit more of a swiss labor to today's agenda. francine: it's certainly very cold but we will bring you some pretty good interviews to...

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equity trade this morning. let's show you what's happening across the continentineurope. thedax is negative. sort of down about three quarters of a percent. fewer declines for the rest of europe. as for asia overnight, there's the ftse 100 down 0.3%. remaining resilient. >> asian trade saw the nikkei down sharply. the rest of asia up. oil prices were down about 1% on friday. down about 3% for the whole last week. not doing too much -- well, up about a percent and a half, wti. rebounding from last week. dollar, as we said, soft across the board. yen up about a percent. euro up about 0.6. gold prices to round things up, up 2% last week and gaining this morning about another percent or so. >> among the top corporate news, general motors is expected to announce plans to invest $1 billion into its u.s. factories. this will include adding more than 1,000 jobs in the u.s. the news could come as early as today. the automaker faced criticism from president-elect trump for building vehicles in mexico. sources telling phil lebeau the investment had been in the works for some time now. yest

equity trade this morning. let's show you what's happening across the continent in europe. the dax is negative. sort of down about three quarters of a percent. fewer declines for the rest of europe. as for asia overnight, there's the ftse 100 down 0.3%. remaining resilient. >> asian trade saw the nikkei down sharply. the rest of asia up. oil prices were down about 1% on friday. down about 3% for the whole last week. not doing too much -- well, up about a percent and a half, wti....

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public debt and financing needs will prove explosive in decades to comeunlesseuropeoverhaulsits bailout program to ease the load. the imf's baseline scenario is that greece's government debt 2060,each 275% of gdp by according to a draft obtained by bloomberg. the imf is what more proposing that europe extend grace periods and maturity dates on the loans. quebec police say six people were killed and another eight were wounded in a shooting at a quebec city mosque. 39 people were in the mosque at the time. two people have been arrested. canadian prime minister justin trudeau characterized the shooting as "a terrorist attack on muslims." global news, 24 hours a day, powered by over 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 counies. this is bloomberg. matt: thanks very much for that. let's get back to our top story today. president trump's immigration crackdown continues to spark a global backlash. allies from the u.k. to germany condemned the move, and major international companies said it threatened to strangle the free flow of workers and commerce. executives from apple, gen

public debt and financing needs will prove explosive in decades to come unless europe overhauls its bailout program to ease the load. the imf's baseline scenario is that greece's government debt 2060,each 275% of gdp by according to a draft obtained by bloomberg. the imf is what more proposing that europe extend grace periods and maturity dates on the loans. quebec police say six people were killed and another eight were wounded in a shooting at a quebec city mosque. 39 people were in the...

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europestepsdown amid via italian accounting scandal but the company's ceo says the situation is under control. >>> time to raise a glass as lvmh posts record full-year profit and sales lifting the stock towards all-time highs spurring gains throughout the sector. >>> good morning. welcome to "street signs" on the last trading day of the week. enough earnings optimism this morning but that's not enough to lift the overall stoxx 600. we are looking at a bit of weakness across the overall heat map today. the broader index lower by 0.3%. yesterday the dow jones hit yet another record high stateside. the s&p 500 and the nasdaq pairing off their own intraday record highs. in europe, investors are digesting a fresh round of earnings and m&a activity. let's see how that is carrying out into the individual bourses. the ftse 100 the outperformer, just barely in positive territory. tesco is the real performer there. elsewhere the xetra dax is lower by 0.2%. the french cac 40 falling closely behind by 0.3%. italian main market lower by 0.4%. how these moves are playing out in the sectors, let's g

europe steps down amid via italian accounting scandal but the company's ceo says the situation is under control. >>> time to raise a glass as lvmh posts record full-year profit and sales lifting the stock towards all-time highs spurring gains throughout the sector. >>> good morning. welcome to "street signs" on the last trading day of the week. enough earnings optimism this morning but that's not enough to lift the overall stoxx 600. we are looking at a bit of...

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. japanese exits. and looking at the u.s. post the election, lookingateuropeasthe pmi's are coming through with the big devaluation effect. if i look at global equity evaliations, they still look reasonable to me. earnings growth globally, at least in the european and north american arena, that looks pretty good. so unless we're going to see an expansion of the risk premium, a lot of things are in place for the rally to continue at least through the early months of the year. the caveat is what happened midyear last year. it was a complete about fast. and certainly the reflation trade and very much the one that's on. >> the s&p was up 10% last year. only italy, that was the big out liar down by around 9%. it was a year in which we saw the brexit vote and it trump victory happen. none of that was expected. but just looking at the games for the course of the year, the investors and markets were pretty immune to that. >> guess what? most people made lot of money last year. so it's a question of does that momentum continue? what does the market do? it climbs the wall of worry. and as we

. japanese exits. and looking at the u.s. post the election, looking at europe as the pmi's are coming through with the big devaluation effect. if i look at global equity evaliations, they still look reasonable to me. earnings growth globally, at least in the european and north american arena, that looks pretty good. so unless we're going to see an expansion of the risk premium, a lot of things are in place for the rally to continue at least through the early months of the year. the caveat is...

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want immigrationfromeuropeandindividual migrants, the message from the public before and during the referendum campaign, brexit must be in control of the number of people who come to britain and europe and that is important. fairness demands we deal with another issue. and detail the rights of eu systems, and british nationals and other member states. and give people the certainty they want, many of them favor such an agreement. one or two others do not but i want everyone to know that it remains an important priority and any other member states to resolve the challenge as soon as possible because it is the right and fair thing to do. and a country that protects and enhances -- as we translate the body of european law into domestic regulation, to ensure workers rights are protected and maintained. under my leadership not only will the government protect the rights of workers that set out european legislation we will build on them and the conservative government make sure legal protections keep pace with the changing labor markets. and publicly listed companies. the great prize f

want immigration from europe and individual migrants, the message from the public before and during the referendum campaign, brexit must be in control of the number of people who come to britain and europe and that is important. fairness demands we deal with another issue. and detail the rights of eu systems, and british nationals and other member states. and give people the certainty they want, many of them favor such an agreement. one or two others do not but i want everyone to know that it...

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american troopsineuropesincethe end of the cold war. >> stewart: next on "pbs newshour weekend." >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. judy and josh weston. the cheryl and philip milstein family. the john and helen glessner family trust-- supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, alison stewart. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> stewart: good evening and thank you for joining us. president donald trump will not release his tax returns, as promised during his campaign. today, counselor-to-the- president kellyanne conway said mister trump would not be moved by an online petition to make his returns

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now dark clouds of uncertainty hanging over two of the world's biggesteconomies,europeandthe united states. so let's start by taking a look back at what happened following the uk's decision to leave the european union. tonight at 10:00pm, the voters decide that, after four decades, it is time for britain to leave the european union. i do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination. across asia today we have seen shares fall on the major markets, like japan's nikkei, down more than 7%. now look what happened. it tumbled down to levels not seen since the 1980s. many people in the financial markets caught, perhaps, unawares by this decision. brexit means brexit, and we are going to make a success of it. it is a victory against the big merchant banks, against the big businesses, and against big politics. at the end of the day, jamie dunham, jp morgan, goldman sachs, have a good holiday. because i will give you a clue, guys. you will be back. we are joined by economics editor kamal ahmed. we sought brexit back in the

now dark clouds of uncertainty hanging over two of the world's biggest economies, europe and the united states. so let's start by taking a look back at what happened following the uk's decision to leave the european union. tonight at 10:00pm, the voters decide that, after four decades, it is time for britain to leave the european union. i do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination. across asia today we have seen shares fall on...

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zverev of germany in the fourth round. now on bbc news —politicseuropehello,and welcome to politics europe. on today's programme: theresa may spells out her brexit plan, confirming the uk will leave the single market, warning eu leaders that no deal is better than a bad deal. we will look at reaction across europe and examine the likely negotiating strategy of the restof the eu. we report from strasbourg, where meps have voted for this man, antonio tajani, as the new president of the european parliament. and as donald trump enters the white house, how are the residents of melania trump's hometown in slovenia celebrating the success of their most famous ex—resident. we put white chocolate because of the white house, she is always dressed in white. so we put white chocolate. so, all that to come and more in the next half—hour. first, though, here is our guide to the latest from europe in just 60 seconds. after much anticipation, on tuesday, prime minister theresa may delivered her speech on brexit. she said the uk would leave the single market, and had a strong message to european

zverev of germany in the fourth round. now on bbc news — politics europe hello, and welcome to politics europe. on today's programme: theresa may spells out her brexit plan, confirming the uk will leave the single market, warning eu leaders that no deal is better than a bad deal. we will look at reaction across europe and examine the likely negotiating strategy of the restof the eu. we report from strasbourg, where meps have voted for this man, antonio tajani, as the new president of the...

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terrorists are trying to infiltrate. not only the united states, but our alliesineuropeandelsewhere. and we need to have a strategy, a policy that reduces the opportunity, if not eliminates that opportunity for them. but we have other considerations as well, of course. what was wrong with the previous policy and why did it have to be done on a friday evening with no warning, various departments who it affects apparently didn't know about it. what is it that makes you want, if you like, to forgive this policy, given that everything you stand for and everything you're really saying suggest it's not actually a policy that's fit for purpose? well, it's a new administration. it has been focussed on domestic circumstances, meeting campaign promises. there could be criticism of the process by which this decision was made and the way it was announced. it does discriminate against muslims, it does. basically they're all muslim majority countries and it allows for exceptions that are minority religions in the countries specificed. he might as well have just said muslims in those countries. un

terrorists are trying to infiltrate. not only the united states, but our allies in europe and elsewhere. and we need to have a strategy, a policy that reduces the opportunity, if not eliminates that opportunity for them. but we have other considerations as well, of course. what was wrong with the previous policy and why did it have to be done on a friday evening with no warning, various departments who it affects apparently didn't know about it. what is it that makes you want, if you like, to...

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futureofeurope. theeurozone may not survive. that is a very complex thing. >> that is a pessimistic view of europe. pessimistic,-term yes. unless they change. francine: good morning. this is "bloomberg surveillance ." i'm francine lacqua in davos or the world economic forum. we are in today three. tomorrow, we are live from the forum. a whole host of interviews coming up later today on piereillance" including carlo padoan and goldman sachs ceo lloyd blankfein. let's get straight to the bloomberg first word news. here's sebastian salek. sebastian: the chair of the u.s. federal reserve said the u.s. economy is close to the central bank's objective of full employment and stable prices. janet yellen also said she is confident it will continue to improve and it makes sense to gradually reduce monetary policy support. >> as of last month, i am most of my colleagues, the other members of the fed or in washington, and the presidents of the 12 regional federal reserve banks, were expecting to increase our federal funds rate until a few times a year by the end of 2019 it is close

future of europe. the eurozone may not survive. that is a very complex thing. >> that is a pessimistic view of europe. pessimistic,-term yes. unless they change. francine: good morning. this is "bloomberg surveillance ." i'm francine lacqua in davos or the world economic forum. we are in today three. tomorrow, we are live from the forum. a whole host of interviews coming up later today on piereillance" including carlo padoan and goldman sachs ceo lloyd blankfein. let's get...

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of implementation. we are leaving the european union but we are notleavingeurope. thatis why we seek a new and equal partnership between an independent self—governing global britain and our friends and allies in the eu. not partial membership of the european union, associate membership of the european union or anything that leads us half in, half out. we do not seek to adopt a model already enjoyed by other countries. we do not seek to hold onto bits of membership as we leave. no, the uk is leaving the european union and my job is to get the right deal for britain as we do. we will get control of the number of people coming to britain from the eq. while controlled immigration can bring great benefits, filling skill shortages, delivering public services, making british businesses the world beaters they often are, when the numbers get too high, public support for the system fought us. public support for the system fought us. in the last decade or so, we have seen record levels of net migration in britain and gnashing of volume has put pressure on public services like schools, st

of implementation. we are leaving the european union but we are not leaving europe. that is why we seek a new and equal partnership between an independent self—governing global britain and our friends and allies in the eu. not partial membership of the european union, associate membership of the european union or anything that leads us half in, half out. we do not seek to adopt a model already enjoyed by other countries. we do not seek to hold onto bits of membership as we leave. no, the uk...

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tearing at the whole ethos of the eu. the migration crisis was emblematic of just howdividedeuropeispolitically, socially, morally, in every which way in terms of how they responded. there was no eu response to that and there still isn't. from the united states, is the european project in serious trouble in 2017, and particularly the euro? the european project is in tremendous trouble and far worse than the people in the us are aware of. people are focused on the domestic situation. having watched the eu closely for several years, there's never been a crossroads like this before and the idea of a closer union is so discredited at this point that it's almost not worth uttering the words. i've had this disagreement with annalisa before. she talks about a common european response to the immigrants and i think that's beyond the leadership of europe. you put those 28 or 27 leaders in a room and you have such competing, impossible to reconcile self interest that the immigrant crisis could be what divides it and what leads to gradual breaking away. hungary, for example, and some of those c

tearing at the whole ethos of the eu. the migration crisis was emblematic of just how divided europe is politically, socially, morally, in every which way in terms of how they responded. there was no eu response to that and there still isn't. from the united states, is the european project in serious trouble in 2017, and particularly the euro? the european project is in tremendous trouble and far worse than the people in the us are aware of. people are focused on the domestic situation. having...

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trump rounds onjohn lewis, a respected congressman who campaigned with martin luther king.ineurope, awarning that thousands of migrants risk freezing to death in tents and temporary shelters, as the cold snap continues. a textbook launch for the private rocket firm spacex, as it puts ten new satellites up into orbit. and in football, chelsea beat leicester to go seven points ahead of their nearest rivals in the english premier league. ahead of his inauguration next week, donald trump has become embroiled in a row with one of the country's most distinguished civil rights campaigners. congressmanjohn lewis says he does not consider mr trump "a legitimate president" — prompting an angry response from the president elect. in washington, civil rights protesters have held a rally at the martin luther king memorial, chanting ‘nojustice no peace'. the reverend al sharpton called on all politicians to support equality. we can to appeal to donald trump. he has made it clear what his policies are and what his nominations are. we'd come to say to the democrats in the senate and in the hou

trump rounds onjohn lewis, a respected congressman who campaigned with martin luther king. in europe, a warning that thousands of migrants risk freezing to death in tents and temporary shelters, as the cold snap continues. a textbook launch for the private rocket firm spacex, as it puts ten new satellites up into orbit. and in football, chelsea beat leicester to go seven points ahead of their nearest rivals in the english premier league. ahead of his inauguration next week, donald trump has...

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a lorry into them. icy temperaturesineuropeleadto the deaths of more than 20 people across the continent. also coming up the former iranian president rafsa nja ni the former iranian president rafsa njani has died the former iranian president rafsanjani has died at the age of 82. we'll get a round—up of the latest sports news, including the scores from england's fa cup. it hasn't been all plain sailing for the premier league teams. four israeli shoulders, three of them women, have been killed in jerusalem after a man drove a truck into them. israel says it was a terror attack, carried out by a palestinian who was then shot dead at the scene. the israeli prime minister claims the attacker was a supporter of the so—called islamic state. the victims were three army cadets and one officer. they were standing ina cadets and one officer. they were standing in a popular beauty spot, which overlooks the old city of jerusalem,. a warning, this report contains to stressing images. a hazy view ofjerusalem. this is what israeli soldiers on a training course had come to see. security cam

a lorry into them. icy temperatures in europe lead to the deaths of more than 20 people across the continent. also coming up the former iranian president rafsa nja ni the former iranian president rafsa njani has died the former iranian president rafsanjani has died at the age of 82. we'll get a round—up of the latest sports news, including the scores from england's fa cup. it hasn't been all plain sailing for the premier league teams. four israeli shoulders, three of them women, have been...

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the eu but somehow keeping bits of the eu. as britain looks to relationshipsbeyondeurope, borisjohnsonhas been meeting members of donald trump's team in new york. also on the programme: four israeli soldiers are killed after a lorry is driven into them injerusalem — the palestinian driver is shot dead. snow and sub—zero temperatures lead to deaths across europe — from poland to italy and the greek islands. the queen attends church at sandringham — herfirst public appearance since recovering from a heavy cold. and who'll waltz away with the awards at the golden globes — and will it be any clue to oscar success? good evening. the prime minister has said the government will take back control of britain's borders when we leave the eu and appeared to acknowledge that a new relationship is likely to mean leaving the single market. in herfirst interview of the new year, theresa may said we won't be keeping "bits" of our eu membership and that she doesn't see trade and immigration as a binary — either/or issue. mrs may said she'd be setting out details of her brexit

the eu but somehow keeping bits of the eu. as britain looks to relationships beyond europe, borisjohnson has been meeting members of donald trump's team in new york. also on the programme: four israeli soldiers are killed after a lorry is driven into them injerusalem — the palestinian driver is shot dead. snow and sub—zero temperatures lead to deaths across europe — from poland to italy and the greek islands. the queen attends church at sandringham — herfirst public appearance since...

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institutional design to link londontoeuropeandvice versa. this bridge between britain and the eu is becoming more, not less important. >> good morning. i read so much commentary on why the market was relatively optimistic about what we heard from theresa may, whether it was the prospect of a parliamentary vote. whether it's the fact she just provided a bit of clarity here. i'd argue it was well telegraphed, positioning in the market and sterling is so short now that actually you get a bit of buy the rumor sell the fact or in reverse going on there. what do you think? >> i think it definitely was a bit of everything. on top of that, maybe the clarity that she showed us that they are looking at britain leaving the customs union bit. so she knows the difference in terms of where to focus the energy on, and still keep britain alive via some trade doors that she wants to keep open elsewhere. definitely interesting with all of the moves we saw in the markets yesterday. the sterling move, the ftse move to the down side. speaking of the ftse, let's catch up with our european equity markets

institutional design to link london to europe and vice versa. this bridge between britain and the eu is becoming more, not less important. >> good morning. i read so much commentary on why the market was relatively optimistic about what we heard from theresa may, whether it was the prospect of a parliamentary vote. whether it's the fact she just provided a bit of clarity here. i'd argue it was well telegraphed, positioning in the market and sterling is so short now that actually you get...

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that indicate we could see gainsacrosseuropethismorning as the ftse futures are at about .3%, cac futures up about .2%, dax futures very little change after drops across the board yesterday. we see further pound weakness today, or should i say we see dollar strength. the dollar, after coming off a little bit off steve mnuchin's comments, starting to gain back the strength that have lost. guy: absolutely, let the show you on the gmm. the british pound is the big loser. this is advance of the supreme court ruling, which comes through at 9:30. as matt says, more to do with what's happening with the dollar. they got hit a bit yesterday, and now beginning to come back. this morning it is down but it is starting to rise. the yen is down as well. the aussie dollar, frenc danish krone, all being driven by what happens in the foreign exchange market and the treasury market. that it is definitely a dollar story. that is the key theme at the moment. let's get the first word news update with juliette saly. juliette: guy, thank you. donald has pulled the u.s. from the transpacific partne

that indicate we could see gains across europe this morning as the ftse futures are at about .3%, cac futures up about .2%, dax futures very little change after drops across the board yesterday. we see further pound weakness today, or should i say we see dollar strength. the dollar, after coming off a little bit off steve mnuchin's comments, starting to gain back the strength that have lost. guy: absolutely, let the show you on the gmm. the british pound is the big loser. this is advance of...

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european union but we are notleavingeurope, andthatis but we are notleavingeurope, andthat is why we seek a new and equal partnership between an independent self—governing global britain and oui’ self—governing global britain and our friends self—governing global britain and ourfriends and self—governing global britain and our friends and allies in the eu. not partial ownership of the european union, associate membership of the european union or anything that leaves us half in, half out. we do not seek to adopt a model held by other countries. we do not seek to hold onto other bits of membership as we leave. the united kingdom is leaving the european union, and my job is to get the right deal for britain as we do. the prime minister also said that no deal is better than a bad deal on the uk's withdrawal from the european than a bad deal on the uk's withdrawalfrom the european union. while i am confident that this scenario need never arise, while i am sure a positive agreement can be reached, i am equally clear that no dealfor britain is better than a bad dealfor britain. be

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. commemorations will be heldacrosseuropeonfriday to mark international holocaust remembrance day. i'm aaron heslehurst. in business: talking up transatlantic trade. but these days — is the ‘special relationship‘ simply more special to britain than it is to the us? and when is a $5.3 billion profit in three months just not enough? we'll tell you why investors are not happy with google and also find out if its parent company alphabet‘s other bets will pay off? hello. there's been sharp reaction from mexico to the suggestion that the us may impose a 20% tax on imports to pay for president trump's planned border wall. the mexican foreign minister luis videgaray said such a tax would only make a whole range of goods more expensive for american consumers and they would end up paying for the wall. nick bryant reports on a deepening row. donald trump's new executive toy. his first ride today on air force one, that potent symbol of us presidential power. but it was the cancelled travel plans of the mexican president that were at the centre of a diplomatic storm. his plane will sta

. commemorations will be held across europe on friday to mark international holocaust remembrance day. i'm aaron heslehurst. in business: talking up transatlantic trade. but these days — is the ‘special relationship‘ simply more special to britain than it is to the us? and when is a $5.3 billion profit in three months just not enough? we'll tell you why investors are not happy with google and also find out if its parent company alphabet‘s other bets will pay off? hello. there's been...

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to take a lot of dialogue with donald trump and the foreign diplomat. >> notjusteurope, overheadof a debate in "the wall street journal" reporting comments the president-elect made about china and the potential for moving away from the china policy which caused a big flap over. dagen: the editorial today calling trump's administration the most anti-straight team of the presidential policy of racers since the 1920s. it is a very harsh editorial. i know mercedes read it because her papers opened. maria: people don't want terrorists and they don't want a trade war. donald had trump has said is a free trader and yet he has these are a witch scare people. i don't know how much of it is scare tactics though. >> we see this with what he's doing with corporate america. i think he's going to give new meaning to the term bully pulpit. you know, he's really trying to push american corporations trained to look at the news today. general motors at the $1 billion investment into the united states. the u.s. factories up 11,000 jobs according to "the associated press." condÉ, the other one doi

to take a lot of dialogue with donald trump and the foreign diplomat. >> not just europe, overhead of a debate in "the wall street journal" reporting comments the president-elect made about china and the potential for moving away from the china policy which caused a big flap over. dagen: the editorial today calling trump's administration the most anti-straight team of the presidential policy of racers since the 1920s. it is a very harsh editorial. i know mercedes read it...

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freezing temperatures, aid agencies say thousands of migrantsineuropeneedmore help. also coming up: spacex resumes operations. after taking ten communication satellites into orbit, it makes a safe return. ahead of his inauguration next week, donald trump has provoked outrage in the united states by criticising a veteran civil rights campaigner. mr trump took to twitter after john lewis, who is a democratic member of congress, questioned the legitimacy of the president—elect‘s victory in a tv interview. in washington, civil rights protesters held a rally at the martin luther king memorial, chanting "nojustice, no peace". sarah corker reports. another day, and another row on twitter for president—elect donald trump. he sparked outrage after criticising veteran civil rights campaignerjohn lewis, who questioned his election victory. democratic representative mr lewis of georgia said he didn't see mr trump isa of georgia said he didn't see mr trump is a legitimate president. mr lewis told the nbc‘s meet the press... that prompted an angry response from mrtrump, tweeting... hi

freezing temperatures, aid agencies say thousands of migrants in europe need more help. also coming up: spacex resumes operations. after taking ten communication satellites into orbit, it makes a safe return. ahead of his inauguration next week, donald trump has provoked outrage in the united states by criticising a veteran civil rights campaigner. mr trump took to twitter after john lewis, who is a democratic member of congress, questioned the legitimacy of the president—elect‘s victory...

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have her cake and eat it and you can't. if he wants to compete outsideofeurope, outsideof that tariff, you will have to be very very competitive. singapore does great but singapore does not have the same levels of social security, the same support for people. 1.5 years of money saved up to look after themselves. britain has one and a half weeks. a significant portion of its wealth. this is a big week for the u.k.. minister will announce the industrial strategy later today. she is going to the u.s. friday and meet with trump. >> i think we need to review the structural reforms we need. we cannot afford the wealth -- the health care pensions. 45,000rage briton saved pounds. less than two years of what they earn. we are not taking our commitments to the future seriously. where he has been naive is the change in political trend. democracy will not allow him to keep margins and billionaire status while people go begging in the streets. dr. c will seek to make the world less wealthy a place. equal in terms of earnings and income. guy: do industrial strategy is worth? is that part of

have her cake and eat it and you can't. if he wants to compete outside of europe, outside of that tariff, you will have to be very very competitive. singapore does great but singapore does not have the same levels of social security, the same support for people. 1.5 years of money saved up to look after themselves. britain has one and a half weeks. a significant portion of its wealth. this is a big week for the u.k.. minister will announce the industrial strategy later today. she is going to...

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norwegian gas flowstoeurope. essentiallyseeing quite a drop in some of the gas flows coming out of norway as well. norway's oil directorate, they're looking at oil and gas investments for 2017 of 120 billion norwegian corona versus 126 billion for last year. so that investment forecast has come down from last year. and 2018 oil and gas investments falling by 5% in 2018 versus 2017. they see around 30 exploration wells to be drilled off norway in 2017. 36 in 2016 as a comparison. so, just some of those expectations coming out with regards to oil and gas out of norway. let's continue on. talk also about the markets, what we're seeing here in europe. we opened relatively flat to lower. we're seeing that picture remaining here in europe at the moment. stoxx 600 off about a half percent. interesting to see the volatility in yesterday's trade especially in the fx markets on the back of trump's press conference. the dollar rally into the press conference, then coming back off again afterwards. some uncertainty in europe in terms of buying into equities. looking at specialties where we are

norwegian gas flows to europe. essentially seeing quite a drop in some of the gas flows coming out of norway as well. norway's oil directorate, they're looking at oil and gas investments for 2017 of 120 billion norwegian corona versus 126 billion for last year. so that investment forecast has come down from last year. and 2018 oil and gas investments falling by 5% in 2018 versus 2017. they see around 30 exploration wells to be drilled off norway in 2017. 36 in 2016 as a comparison. so, just...

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threat of a soviet expansion ineasterneurope. churchillhad fateful predictions he made before the second world war about the growing and expanding threats, a powerful force that went unleashed and caused such destruction. churchill remarked that the last time i saw it all coming and no one would listen, he said, churchill predicted the long shadow that was about to be cast by the iron curtain in europe as times would show in other parts of the world, north korea, china and the nation so close to our own shores, cuba. as the weeks and months passed, this changed. winston churchill's words that first condemned began to come to fruition. and i know our distinguished speaker today intends to argue that churchill's speech changed the world or even saved it. indeed, churchill's legacy is not simply a lesson, but especially for those of us here or those that were touched by it around the world, it is something for which we live. i suspect that our speaker will confront this this evening the bold calculated risk that churchill took when he spoke from this same spot 70 years ago ought to a

threat of a soviet expansion in eastern europe. churchill had fateful predictions he made before the second world war about the growing and expanding threats, a powerful force that went unleashed and caused such destruction. churchill remarked that the last time i saw it all coming and no one would listen, he said, churchill predicted the long shadow that was about to be cast by the iron curtain in europe as times would show in other parts of the world, north korea, china and the nation so...

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check entrepreneur wants you to bet your money oneasterneuropeanda stand up guy takes us inside the business of comedy. our reporters, mark nu from china's global television network and sarah lacy of the tech blog pando on "press: here." >>> good morning. i'm scott mcgrew. global innovation may be the least fashionable thing right now, but just because one very important person doesn't like it doesn't mean it's not happening. as investors look for emerging markets one of the underappreciated may be eastern europe. this is a look at a meeting at a software company in the czech republic. a recent mckinsy report says czech republic, hung gary, can all expect strong growth. of course, all this comes in the midst of uncertain times, a russian president putting pressure on eastern europe and a u.s. president actively discouraging american companies from looking for opportunity overseas. vaclav muchna is willing to talk about it then theless. he grew up under communist rule. joined by sarah lacy and park nu. now, we can talk about eastern europe but you have to understand most of us sloven

check entrepreneur wants you to bet your money on eastern europe and a stand up guy takes us inside the business of comedy. our reporters, mark nu from china's global television network and sarah lacy of the tech blog pando on "press: here." >>> good morning. i'm scott mcgrew. global innovation may be the least fashionable thing right now, but just because one very important person doesn't like it doesn't mean it's not happening. as investors look for emerging markets one of...

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britain, afterrejectingeurope, willneed some kind of new special relationship. you can speak to diplomats doubt actually whether the special relationship ever really existed. actually whether the special relationship ever really existedlj think relationship ever really existed.” think the special relationship has existed for the last 70 years. i think it has been weaker in the last few years under president 0bama who had a lukewarm approach to great britain. he was also very mocking about brexit and he basically declared that britain would be at the back of the queue for a free trade deal. the new reality, of course, is that great britain is now at the front of the queue for a free—trade agreement with the united states. the special relationship, i believe, is critically important to both the united states and great britain. it does exist. long may it continue and i think on both sides of the atlantic we have leaders who are committed to advancing the special relationship and that is very, very good i believe that the trans— very, very good i believe that the tra ns— atl

britain, after rejecting europe, will need some kind of new special relationship. you can speak to diplomats doubt actually whether the special relationship ever really existed. actually whether the special relationship ever really existedlj think relationship ever really existed.” think the special relationship has existed for the last 70 years. i think it has been weaker in the last few years under president 0bama who had a lukewarm approach to great britain. he was also very mocking about...

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of the country's biggest banks tells the bbc london will remainaseurope'sfinancialcapital. live from london, that's our top story on thursday the 19th of january. money talks and bankers walk. could the threat of a hard brexit by theresa may lead to london losing it's financial crown jewels? the boss of barclays tells us what he thinks. also in the programme, some breathing space for now, no arrest warrant for the samsung boss jay y lee. prosecutors vowed to continue the corruption investigation without wavering. we will have the latest from seoul. and for now european markets are all headed higher — theresa may is speaking in davos in less than an hour and so we are watching the pound sterling. we are also going to be getting the inside track on the winners and losers. also, streaming service net flicks reported a huge boost in subscriber numbers, they put it down to their original conflict, it is a little bit like netflix and chilling. do the streaming services make your much watch shows? do get in touch, use the hashtag. welcome to the programme. do get in touch with your c

of the country's biggest banks tells the bbc london will remain as europe's financial capital. live from london, that's our top story on thursday the 19th of january. money talks and bankers walk. could the threat of a hard brexit by theresa may lead to london losing it's financial crown jewels? the boss of barclays tells us what he thinks. also in the programme, some breathing space for now, no arrest warrant for the samsung boss jay y lee. prosecutors vowed to continue the corruption...